拍品專文
A rarely seen horizontal garden dial by the French-court maker who lends his name to the form of many pocket sundials.
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MICHAEL BUTTERFIELD, CIRCA 1700
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A FRENCH BRONZE GARDEN DIAL
Michael Butterfield, circa 1700
the square plate for a latitude of Paris Pour 48 degrez 51 Minutes, signed Butterfield AParis, hour scale IIII-XII-VIII, foliage motif, shaped gnomon
6½in. (16.5cm.)
Michael Butterfield, circa 1700
the square plate for a latitude of Paris Pour 48 degrez 51 Minutes, signed Butterfield AParis, hour scale IIII-XII-VIII, foliage motif, shaped gnomon
6½in. (16.5cm.)